2025 New York's 21st congressional district special election
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The 2025 New York's 21st congressional district special election is an upcoming special election to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is expected to become vacant as Republican incumbent Elise Stefanik was chosen by president-elect Donald Trump to be his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.[1] Stefanik was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2024.
Candidates
[edit]County party officials will select their respective nominees in lieu of a primary.
Republican Party
[edit]Filed paperwork
- Otto Dean Miller[2]
Formed exploratory committee
[edit]- Anthony Constantino, printing company owner[3]
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Steven McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive (2018–present)[4]
- Jeremy Messina, former member of the Greenwich Planning Board[3]
- Marc Molinaro, outgoing U.S. Representative from New York's 19th congressional district (2023–2025)[5]
- Chris Tague, state assemblymember from the 102nd district (2018–present) and chair of the Schoharie County Republican Party[6]
Potential
[edit]- Joe Pinion, former NewsMax host and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[4]
- Robert Smullen, state assemblymember from the 118th district (2019–present)[6]
- Dan Stec, state senator from the 45th district (2021–present)[6]
- Mark Walczyk, state senator from the 49th district (2023–present)[4]
Declined
[edit]- Richard Giardino, Fulton County Sheriff (2015–present)[3]
Democratic Party
[edit]Declared
[edit]Publically expressed interest
[edit]- Billy Jones, state assemblymember from the 115th district (2017–present)[6][7]
Declined
[edit]- Matt Castelli, former director of counterterrorism for the U.S. National Security Council and nominee for this district in 2022[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Haake, Garrett; Shabad, Rebecca (November 11, 2024). "Trump chooses Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations". NBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1848956". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b c McNeill, Tyler (November 12, 2024). "Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino not pursuing bid for Congress". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Hodgman, Lucy (November 13, 2024). "With Stefanik headed to U.N., here's who could take her seat in Congress". Times Union. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Solender, Andrew (November 13, 2024). "Ousted Rep. Molinaro eyes bid for neighboring House seat". Axios. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Beeferman, Jason (November 11, 2024). "Coincidence much? Congestion pricing is alive again". Politico. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Jones thinking about running for Stefanik seat. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15 – via www.wcax.com.